APU is seeking employees who desire to engage in our thriving culture by cultivating community through professional interactions, demonstrating a posture of lifelong learning, and modeling Christ-like character. Working together, employees at APU commit to establishing a university atmosphere that is pleasing to God and edifying to one another.
Reporting to the Recruitment Manager, APU is looking for a dynamic and creative Recruiter to join our Human Resources team. This Recruiter will be responsible for overseeing the full recruitment cycle for all open positions at all levels within the University, with a special emphasis on student recruitment and hiring. Responsibilities include serving as a talent partner with various levels of leadership to proactively identify hiring requirements. The Recruiter will identify talent, conduct initial interviews, and manage candidates through the interview process. Additionally, the Recruiter will work with hiring managers to develop and recommend recruiting strategies to ensure positions are filled in a given time frame. Finally, the Recruiter will consults with hiring managers on staffing and recruitment policies, and ensures compliance with federal, state, and APU guidelines.
Required Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
Required Experience
- Two or more years of HR recruitment or relevant experience.
- Higher education background a plus.
- Knowledge of diversity hiring initiatives.
Primary Duties/Essential Functions
- Establishes recruiting requirements by meeting with or scheduling phone calls with managers to discuss recruitment needs.
- Attracts applicants by placing job advertisements using job boards and specialty sites.
- Utilizes social media forums and career fairs, and develops other creative methods to locate talent.
- Determines applicant requirements by studying job description and job qualifications and makes appropriate recommendations.
- Reviews applications in applicant tracking system and initiates the onboarding process for new hires.
- Reviews job postings in Handshake to ensure University is in compliance with standards for federal student aid.
- Determines applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants, analyzing responses, and comparing qualifications to job criteria.
- Evaluates applicants by discussing job requirements and applicant qualifications with managers; interviews applicants on identified set of qualifications.
- Highlights organization attractiveness by emphasizing APU benefits and other perks.
- Avoids legal challenges by understanding relevant employment laws and enforcing them as needed with hiring managers.
- Updates job knowledge by reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional associations as appropriate.
- Responsible for updating applicant tracking system and generating reports, and troubleshooting questions from employees related to timekeeping, payroll, and onboarding.
- Ensures a positive candidate experience by effectively communicating onboarding tasks.
- Generates and routes position offer letters to final candidates.
- Facilitates New Employee Orientation, as well as student and supervisor training.
- Regular, punctual attendance as required by the supervisor based on department needs.
- Processes employment status changes, including new hires, pay adjustments, and terminations in human resources management database
- Works with HR Business Partners on student employee grievances and other workplace complaints to ensure a positive student experience.
- Initiates onboarding events through Silkroad for student employees, and generates and reviews reports to ensure compliance.
- Maintains and updates human resources documents, such as student employee handbook and performance evaluation
- Participates in meetings involving a range of issues related to student
- Supervisors a team of student employees
- Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Skills
- Strong recruiting and interviewing skills.
- Effective people and communication skills.
- Knowledge of employment laws related to hiring.
- A results-driven orientation to professional work.
- Experience in recruiting and/or human resources.
- Organized, with high attention to detail.
Mental Demands
- In agreement with the purpose and goals of Azusa Pacific University in providing a Christian-based higher education for its students.
Physical Demands
- Requires repetitive motions and sitting at computer keyboard.
- Hearing and speaking on the telephone.
- Able to conduct business at other offices on campus.
- Able to lift, bend, grasp, reach, lift up to 20 lbs. occasionally.
Visual Demands
- Computer monitor and reading.
Environment
- Pleasant office setting, comfortable temperature.
Technologies
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google applications, spreadsheets, databases and presentation software.
- Working knowledge of applicant tracking systems and HRIS preferred.
- Familiar with professional social media platforms such as LinkedIn.
Compensation
- Grade 10: $25.94 to $29.83
- Salary will be commensurate with qualifications, experience, and internal equity.
Azusa Pacific University is a Christ-centered, multicultural community that values and seeks faculty and staff who are committed to diversity, work effectively with diverse populations, and engage others in ways that honor our rich cultural mosaic and biblical foundation.
Click below to discover some of the many benefits APU employees enjoy including competitive health care options and a generous tuition discount.
http://www.apu.edu/humanresources/benefits/
You can learn more about APU by watching the stories of faculty, staff, and alumni as they carry out our mission here: http://www.apu.edu/stories/
Azusa Pacific University will conduct a background check on all final candidates.
Review of applications will begin immediately, and the position will remain open until filled unless otherwise stated. Azusa Pacific University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply
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